EP0441503A3 - Ink jet recording head, substrate for said head and ink jet recording device - Google Patents

Ink jet recording head, substrate for said head and ink jet recording device Download PDF

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EP0441503A3
EP0441503A3 EP19910300537 EP91300537A EP0441503A3 EP 0441503 A3 EP0441503 A3 EP 0441503A3 EP 19910300537 EP19910300537 EP 19910300537 EP 91300537 A EP91300537 A EP 91300537A EP 0441503 A3 EP0441503 A3 EP 0441503A3
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electrothermal transducers
ink jet
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Hiroyuki C/O Canon K.K. Ishinaga
Asao C/O Canon K.K. Saito
Toshihiro C/O Canon K.K. Mori
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/1621—Manufacturing processes
    • B41J2/164—Manufacturing processes thin film formation
    • B41J2/1642—Manufacturing processes thin film formation thin film formation by CVD [chemical vapor deposition]
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/14—Structure thereof only for on-demand ink jet heads
    • B41J2002/14379—Edge shooter
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2202/00—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet or thermal heads
    • B41J2202/01—Embodiments of or processes related to ink-jet heads
    • B41J2202/13—Heads having an integrated circuit

Abstract

A recording head equipped with a plurality of liquid discharge portions has a discharge opening for discharging ink, and a substrate provided with a plurality of electrothermal transducers for generating thermal energy to be utilized for discharging the ink supplied to the liquid discharging portions and a plurality of functional devices connected electrically to the electrothermal transducers. The plurality of functional devices are arranged in the direction from the arrangement direction of the plurality of electrothermal transducers within the region provided at the wiring portion including the common electrode wiring and the selective electrode wiring for said plurality of electrothermal transducers and the plurality of functional devices. The plurality of electrothermal transducers are arranged in the vicinity thereof to the common electrode wiring, the wiring portion is formed essentially at lower layer than the layer where the electrothermal transducers are formed. <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE>
EP91300537A 1990-01-25 1991-01-24 Ink jet recording head, substrate for said head and ink jet recording device Expired - Lifetime EP0441503B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

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EP93202570A EP0579338B1 (en) 1990-01-25 1991-01-24 Ink jet recording head, substrate for said head and ink jet recording device
AT91300537T ATE104214T1 (en) 1990-01-25 1991-01-24 COLOR RAY RECORDING HEAD, SUBSTRATE THEREOF AND DEVICE.

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JP13489/90 1990-01-25
JP1348990 1990-01-25
JP13490/90 1990-01-25
JP1349090 1990-01-25

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EP93202570.3 Division-Into 1993-09-01

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EP0441503A2 EP0441503A2 (en) 1991-08-14
EP0441503A3 true EP0441503A3 (en) 1992-01-08
EP0441503B1 EP0441503B1 (en) 1994-04-13

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EP (2) EP0579338B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2916006B2 (en)
AT (1) ATE158234T1 (en)
DE (2) DE69127707T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2051560T3 (en)

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JPH04211953A (en) 1992-08-03
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EP0579338A1 (en) 1994-01-19
JP2916006B2 (en) 1999-07-05
US6113220A (en) 2000-09-05
EP0441503A2 (en) 1991-08-14
ATE158234T1 (en) 1997-10-15
ES2051560T3 (en) 1994-06-16
DE69127707D1 (en) 1997-10-23
EP0441503B1 (en) 1994-04-13
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